Our Products

Handmade

Handmade by widows across ten countries in Africa, our products are one of a kind. 

Providing a Future

With the money they earn from selling their products, widows can afford to buy food for their children, have a roof over their heads, and send their
​children to school. 

Every Purchase Goes to Support Widows in Africa

​About the Rafiki Exchange

Giving Hope

Throughout the 10 countries we work with there are over 15 million women whose husbands are either deceased or absent. These women are often ostracized from society. Unwanted, they have no way to provide for themselves or their children. Through the work of their hands these widows are creating products to both preserve their cultural traditions and as a source of income. Rafiki buys these products and brings them back to the United States to sell at our retail locations. Through this transaction women who otherwise could not find work can have a steady means of supporting their families. We hope you will come alongside us as we seek to obey the Epistle of James and care for widows and orphans. Every purchase you make ensures that this work will continue and thousands more widows will be given hope for years to come.

The Women of Hope

One group of women very dear to the heart of Rafiki is the Women of Hope in Nigeria.
In Africa, HIV-positive women often become outcasts from society—unemployed, homeless, and little to no family support.
Being HIV-positive can sentence them to a lifetime of poverty and despair.

The Rafiki Foundation has partnered with Women of Hope and is bringing more numerous and varied products to the U.S. With each purchase you make, you enable these ladies to feed and house their families, care for their homes, and send their children to school.
All products are handmade, lending a one-of-a-kind quality to each item.
Each purchase offers HIV-positive women something not previously possible—a second chance.

HIV-positive women have been ostracized, alone, and often homeless. But now, these women have hope. Hope that you can be a part of.
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Rafiki Coffee

Rafiki is pleased to offer coffee!
​The proceeds from the
coffee sales go towards the
​Rafiki Exchange's Widows Program.